Balmain mania

Fresh off the success of his Balmain SS14 show, creative director Olivier Rousteing took over our Twitter account to answer a few questions. From high street collaborations to his model of the year, here are ten things we learned from the self-described "pop maximalist" and his takeover of @Dazed_Fashion.

.@vandell2002 I was the only child and I always sketched in my bedroom ... it was a way to escape loneliness and DREAM :-) #AskOlivier

An only child, Rousteing grew up in Bordeaux, France and started his career early – before his appointment as creative director, he'd been working behind the scenes at Balmain for two years and worked for five years with Roberto Cavalli.

When then-creative director Christophe Decarnin abruptly left Balmain in 2011 due to health concerns, Rousteing was only 25 years old. Despite being a relatively untested designer, he's since flourished as a pop maximalist who's reinvigorated the house with his more-is-more approach.